- Czech Airlines -

Founded: July 29, 1923 as CSA(Ceskoslavenske Statni Aerolinie) and operated scheduled flight October 29 in that year. Suspended service during WW II and revived in 1948. Provided its first international route to Cairo in the same year.

CSA Today: National carrier serving Africa, Europe, Middle and Far East, North America.

Joint-service or shared route space with: Air France. Austrian Airlines. Iberia. KLM. LOT. Lufthansa. Luxair. Tarom. THY.

After short-lived equity holding by Air France 1992-1994, onership is now divided between Czech State through fund of National Property(49%), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(EBRD)/(19.1%) and Czech insurance companies.

Destination Cities: N/A.

Annual Revenue: 300 million.

Passengers: USD$ 1.42 million.

Cargo: 9,000 tons.

Employees: 4,000.

Fleet:
ATR-42 (4).
ATR-72 (4).
Airbus A310-200 (3).
Boeing 737-500 (5).
Tupolev TU-134A (3).
Tupolev TU-154M (4).

-- VFG